At about 1115 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff. The solo commercial pilot received no injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot later reported that, during the initial climb after takeoff at approximately 20 feet above the runway, the left engine began to “run rough.” He then attempted to land the airplane on the remaining portion of the turf runway, landed hard, collapsing the nose and right main landing gear and damaging the right wing.
February 8, 2009, Lakeville, N.Y., Piper PA-30
At about 1115 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff. The solo commercial pilot received no injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot later reported that, during the initial climb after takeoff at approximately 20 feet above the runway, the left engine began to "run rough." He then attempted to land the airplane on the remaining portion of the turf runway, landed hard, collapsing the nose and right main landing gear and damaging the right wing.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane was substantially damaged shortly after takeoff when its left engine began to "run rough" at approximately 20 feet above the runway.
- The solo commercial pilot attempted an emergency landing on the remaining turf runway, which resulted in a hard landing.
- The hard landing collapsed the nose and right main landing gear and damaged the right wing, though the pilot was uninjured.
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